Ward Name Meaning: Of English and Irish origin. The Irish name comes form the Gaelic Mac an Bhaird meaning ‘son of the poet’ The old English name comes from the occupational name for a guard or watchman. Ward may also have been given as a name to someone who lived near a guardhouse.
Discover how your Ward ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 474 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 610 |
| Channel Islands | 56 |
| Cheshire | 632 |
| Cornwall | 200 |
| Cumberland | 369 |
| Derbyshire | 971 |
| Devon | 924 |
| Dorset | 127 |
| Durham | 1,110 |
| Essex | 1,026 |
| Gloucestershire | 373 |
| Hampshire | 720 |
| Herefordshire | 143 |
| Hertfordshire | 401 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 331 |
| Isle of Man | 31 |
| Kent | 739 |
| Lancashire | 4,708 |
| Leicestershire | 1,614 |
| Lincolnshire | 1,425 |
| London | 5,237 |
| Middlesex | 379 |
| Northumberland | 392 |
| Norfolk | 1,523 |
| Northamptonshire | 1,039 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1,511 |
| Oxfordshire | 543 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 331 |
| Shropshire | 637 |
| Suffolk | 1,025 |
| Somerset | 331 |
| Surrey | 283 |
| Sussex | 354 |
| Staffordshire | 2,176 |
| Warwickshire | 2,281 |
| Westmorland | 115 |
| Wiltshire | 181 |
| Worcestershire | 641 |
| Yorkshire | 7,541 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 21 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 6 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 27 |
| Flintshire | 10 |
| Glamorgan | 102 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 28 |
| Monmouthshire | 150 |
| Pembrokeshire | 28 |
| Radnorshire | 52 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 7,043 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 1,750 |
| Labourer | 576 |
| House Servant | 510 |
| Dress Maker | 466 |
| Coal Miner | 391 |
| Servant | 352 |
| House Keeper | 280 |
| Cotton Weaver | 250 |
| Laundress | 247 |
| General Servant | 238 |
| Carter | 235 |
| Shoe Maker | 208 |
| House Maid | 175 |
| Blacksmith | 159 |
| Carpenter | 148 |
| Cook | 135 |
| Tailor | 131 |
| Domestic Servant | 125 |
| Silk Weaver | 123 |
| Butcher | 121 |
| Farm Labourer | 118 |
| Lace Maker | 114 |
| Nurse | 106 |
| Wife Of Above | 103 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Ward | 30,976 |
| Mary Ward | 30,550 |
| John Ward | 28,939 |
| Elizabeth Ward | 19,189 |
| Thomas Ward | 17,675 |
| Sarah Ward | 16,692 |
| George Ward | 16,384 |
| James Ward | 14,725 |
| Ann Ward | 10,690 |
| Charles Ward | 9,106 |
| Henry Ward | 8,762 |
| Jane Ward | 8,511 |
| Joseph Ward | 8,422 |
| Annie Ward | 6,551 |
| Eliza Ward | 6,371 |
| Alice Ward | 6,306 |
| Emma Ward | 6,168 |
| Robert Ward | 6,108 |
| Ellen Ward | 5,956 |
| Edward Ward | 5,497 |
| Hannah Ward | 5,427 |
| Margaret Ward | 4,881 |
| Frederick Ward | 4,878 |
| Arthur Ward | 4,732 |
| Alfred Ward | 4,595 |